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Robert Trotter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1930 |
| Died | 12 August 2013 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, and photographer |
| Known for | Take the High Road |
Robert Trotter (7 March 1930 – 12 August 2013)[1] was a Scottish actor, director, and photographer.
Robert Trotter was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, on 7 March 1930.[2] After completing national service in the 1950s, he became an English teacher at Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow. Following his departure from the academy, he was a lecturer in drama at Glasgow University from 1964 to 1971.[3][4]
Trotter played an active role in the Scottish arts in the 1960s, working on stage, radio, and television. His work reached a worldwide audience when he joined the cast of the long-running TV drama Take the High Road in 1982.
In the 1990s, he started to pursue his lifelong interest in photography. In 2001, he published a collection of photographs from Glasgow and New York called Sing the City. The archive at Glasgow School of Art contains 300 of his photos, where they are currently on display to the public.
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
King's Head Theatre Club, London
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Dundee Repertory Company
Perth Repertory Theatre
Theatremakers, Stirling
Stage Company (Scotland)
Arts Theatre, Glasgow University - 1965–1972
Selected plays directed
Sing the City, published in 2001, is a collection of Trotter's photographs. They were taken in Glasgow and New York City between 1995 and 1999 and depict the people of both cities. This publication resulted in an exhibition at the Glasgow School of Art in 2004.[9] and the acquisition of much of his work by them and the Scottish National Photography Collection held within the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.